Ocean's Torrent: The Horsea Chronicles

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Episode 5: The Flying Nightmare!

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Note: I never got to see the episode that Ash fought Falkner, so I'll be winging (no pun intended) it by using information I've found online, oh and I'm experimenting with a new way of writing, so opinions are very welcome.

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Vincent entered the gym with Samantha close behind him only to come into a relatively large space with a standard poke'mon battlefield in the middle.

"Wow, this place is big," Vincent said in awe as he looked around the gym, "I wonder where the gym leader is."

"He'll come out in a minute, I've heard about him, I think he uses flying types," Samantha replied as she also looked around.

Just as Samantha finished a door on the other side of the gym opened revealing an older teenager with blue hair covering his right eye and also wearing a blue training suit.

"My name's Vincent and I'm here to challenge the gym leader here for a badge," Vincent confidently said to the man standing on the other side of the gym from him.

"I'm Falkner, leader of the Violet City Gym, and I'll accept your challenge," the other person, now known to be Falkner replied, "It will be a two on two battle, I'll start, Go Hoot-Hoot!"

A small one-legged bird poke'mon popped out of its pokeball and immediately took to the air.

"What's that?" Vincent asked himself as he aimed his pokegear at the poke'mon.

"Hoot-hoot, this pokemon has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time."

"So starting off with a bird, so I'll have to ground it. Magnemite, go!" Vincent yelled as he threw magnemite's pokeball into the middle of the field.

"This will be a two on two match between the gym leader Falkner, and the challenger Vincent, the challenger may substitute one of his poke'mon out for another, Begin!" The officiator on the side announced.

"Hoot-hoot, use your tackle attack!

"Magnemite, use thundershock!"

Hoot-hoot flew towards magnemite at an unbelievable speed, tackling magnemite before it could even charge up its thundershock.

"Magnemite are you alright?" Vincent asked, as magnemite floated back up off the ground.

"Hoot-hoot, use your peck attack on it," Falkner said as he watched the bout with a smirk on his face.

"Magnemite, we need to find a way to slow it down, or. magnemite use your supersonic attack on it" Vincent said as he watched hoot-hoot's incredible movements.

Magnemite said its name in response as it started filling the gym with its supersonic waves. Hoot-hoot then started slowing down as it got confused, and it eventually started hitting itself with its wings and beak.

"Now's your chance magnemite, finish it with your thundershock!"

Magnemite started generating electricity in its body then shot out a yellow bolt of electricity which hit hoot-hoot causing it to fall to the ground charred.

"Hoot-hoot is unable to battle, magnemite is the winner!" the official shouted as Falkner recalled hoot-hoot.

"I'm impressed, it usually takes trainers a while longer to figure out a way to slow down hoot-hoot, but now that I know what your capable of, I won't be going easy anymore. Go Pidgeotto!" Falkner said as he confidently threw pideotto's pokeball into the field.

"A pidgeotto, this won't be easy," Vincent was interrupted from his thoughts by Samantha.

"Come on Vincent, you can beat it, just trust yourself and your poke'mon!" Samantha yelled as she gave him a thumbs up.

Vincent smiled at her before returning his thoughts to the battle, "Magnemite you ready?"

"Magnemite!" it replied in its metallic voice.

"Round two of this battle, begin!"

"Pidgeotto, use quick attack," Falkner yelled as his pidgeotto took flight.

"Magnemite use," Vincent didn't get to finish before pidgeotto sent his magnemite flying into the wall and knocking it out.

"Magnemite!" Vincent yelled as he ran up to it, "You alright?"

Vincent's answer was a weak magnemite from his injured friend.

"Alright, have a nice rest," Vincent replied as he returned magnemite to the quiet of its pokeball, "That pidgeotto is a strong poke'mon, but I have a strong flyer of my own, Go zubat!"

"Zubat!" it screeched as it was release from its pokeball into the air.

"Round three, begin!"

"Pidgeotto, use quick attack"

"Zubat try and dodge it and use your bite!"

Pidgeotto flew at zubat using its incredible speed to its advantage, but zubat managed to dodge it and start flying towards pidgeotto.

"Pidgeotto, behind you!" Falkner yelled as zubat bit pidgeotto's wing.

Pidgeotto fell several feet before regaining control and start flying back to zubat's height. Pidgeotto then started flying at zubat, gaining speed and rapidly closing the distance between them.

"Zubat, watch out for its quick attack!" Vincent yelled as he watched pidgeotto start gaining speed.

Falkner smirked before speaking "Wing attack pidgeotto!"

Pidgeotto suddenly changed its direction and hit zubat with its wing, causing the bat to fall to the ground.

"Zubat!" Vincent yelled as zubat hit the ground and struggled to get back up, "Zubat, return."

"Well that leaves one more poke'mon you can use," Falkner confidently said as he watched zubat get pulled back into its ball.

"Come on Vincent, don't give it up!" Samantha yelled when she saw Vincent start to look a little panicked.

"Sam's right, I need to stay focused and win this," Vincent thought to himself," I still have horsea I can use, so, Horsea Go!" Vincent yelled as he threw his last poke'mon's ball next to pidgeotto.

"Horsea!" the little dragon exclaimed as it hopped on the ground.

"Pidgeotto, just one more my friend," Falkner said as he watched the little horsea, "Watch out, there's got to be a reason for him using this little guy last.

"Round four. Begin!" The announcer yelled as Falkner got done speaking with his pidgeotto.

"Pidgeotto, quick attack!"

"Horsea, use your smokescreen to keep it from hitting you!"

Horsea released a cloud of smoke that covered the entire field, which cause pidgeotto to stop just short of entering it.

"Horsea, water gun!" Vincent yelled as he watched pidgeotto look confused about what to do.

"Get rid of the smog with your whirlwind pidgeotto" Falkner said a little annoyed at his poke'mon's confusion.

Just as pidgeotto flapped its wings a stream of water hit it sending it flying back several feet, and also keeping it from getting rid of horsea's smokescreen.

"Horsea, use your bubble attack now!" Vincent said with a smirk after the success of the water gun.

"Pidgeotto, use whirlwind before it can hit you with bubble!" Falkner yelled.

Pidgeotto started flapping its wings, which caused the smoke to leave the field, but unfortunately, left it wide open for a bubble attack by horsea. Pidgeotto was sent falling into the ground by the attack, and was a little slow getting up.

"Horsea, tackle it before it can get back into the air," Vincent told the pokemon as it launched itself at pidgeotto, sending the injured bird back several feet.

"Pidgeotto, come on get up!" Falkner said as his pidgeotto struggled to get back onto its feet.

"Horsea finish it off with another water gun attack!"

"Horsea happily replied as it shot another stream of water straight for pidgeotto. Pidgeotto, barely able to stand up was hit by the attack and sent into the wall with a thud. Horsea stopped its attack and watched as pidgeotto tried to get up before falling back to the ground.

"Pidgeotto is unable to battle, the challenger, Vincent, is the winner!" The announcer yelled after pidgeotto fell back to the ground.

"Alright horsea!" Vincent yelled as he ran to his dragon and picked it up.

"Horsea!" it happily chirped as it was picked up by Vincent.

"Congratulations Vincent, you have truly earned this badge." Falkner said as he and his pidgeotto walked over to where Vincent was.

"Thanks, Falkner, that was a great battle," Vincent replied as he took the badge from Falkner's hand.

"Alright Vincent!" Samantha yelled as she ran over to where they were.

"Thanks Sam, couldn't of done it without your cheering," Vincent replied with a smirk.

"Horsea!" the little dragon chirped as Vincent put it on his shoulder.

"Well, you probably should start heading towards the next gym in Azalea City, I wish you good luck," Falkner said as all of them stood outside.

"Thanks Falkner, I hope to see you again, then we can battle again," Vincent said as Samantha, horsea and him, started walking down the path.

"Me too," Falkner said as he waved good bye to them.

"So Vincent, how does it feel to have won your first badge?" Samantha asked him as they walked through Violet City.

"Actually, it feels right, I guess, there's no other way I can think of to describe it,"

"You won a badge at the Violet City Gym?" an unknown person asked Vincent as he walked up to them.

"Yes, why?" Vincent replied looking at the younger boy oddly.

"Cause I want to battle you, and see if I have what it takes to beat Falkner!" The unknown person said.

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Was it crap or decent or pretty good? Review your opinions, flames are ok to an extent, cause I call them 'Constructive Criticism' and also please give your opinions on the new writing style.

Stay tuned for-

Episode 6: The Nidoking Gang!